Built in visor for motor cars



Oct. 13, 1931. c RD 1,827,299

BUILT-IN VISOR FOR MOTOR CARS Filed July 27. 1928 Patented Oct. 13, 1931' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE GEORGE A. PRITGHARD, OF ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA.

BUILT IN vxson Fo'n MOTOR cans Applicationfiled July 27,

This invention relates to visors for the windows of motor cars and my improvement is directed to a visor that is built-in or formed integrally with the car body.

In my earlier applications Ser. No. 208,456 dated July 26th, 1927, and Ser. No. 286,619 dated June 19th. 1927, I have disclosed forms of visors capable of removable attachment to motor car windows, but my present invention contemplates the inclusion of visors for the windows in the process of pressing out the sheet metal from which car bodies and doors are made, the expense involved being slight in thus adding this useful feature to a car during production.

Other features and advantages of my invetion will hereinafter appear.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a partial side perspective view of a motor car provided on a door with my imnroved built-in visor;

Fig. 2 is a horizontal section on theline 22 of Fig.- 1 and Fig. 3 is a vertical section on the line 3-3 .of Fig. 1.

In the example of my invention herein illustrated. I- have shown the visor as formed integrally with the window frame of a car d or. but it is to be understood that other wirdows of a car may be similarly provided with built-in visors.

Let 1 indlcate a car door, havmg a window frame with sliding glass 2 therein. The door indicated is formed of pressed sheet metal having the front plate 3 angled in boxlike form 4, 5, at the sides and to and a back plate 6, angled at 7 to-provi e the grooves for the glass 2, said plates 3 and 6 being riveted together.

This construction of a pressed sheet metal door is referred to in an arbitrary sense only and not as intended to limit my invention to such construction.

My improved visor com rises the forward, downwardly inclined portion 8 and side por- 1928. Serial No. 295,710.

tions 9 pressed out from the front plate 3 near the top thereof, to form an overhung curtain that shades the sun's rays and permits circulation of air through the car with the glass drawn up to a point near or above the lower edge of the visor.

This visor formation'is typical of my invention 'whetherit be formed from the outer to present the sides and top of the frame and a back plate secured to one of the sides of said front plate and being angled'to provide rooves for the glass and to form the bottom 8f the frame, one side of said front plate resenting a downwardly inclined portion aving side portions to form a curtain overhanging the window opening.

Signed at New York, in the county and State of New York, this 25th day of July,

GEORGE A. PRITCHARD. 

